Why can't I see the number of passes in the Photoshop Plugin?
Early versions of the plugin showed the number of passes, but Canon changed the plugin so that this information isn't directly available. Fortunately, one of the Wiki members, thematrix, spent a lot of time and produced a translation table that will allow you to determine what number of passes are being used to print. Note that "Highest" is only available on the iPFX100 and later series printers.
Here is his research:
After installing PS plugin 3.03, I lost the ability to see pass information, as other members have reported. I thought I'd just go back to 3.02, but it wasn't so easy. After hours of experimenting, I finally deduced the installer for 3.02 doesn't overwrite the new plugin - therefore downgrading requires you to enter your PS plugin directory and manually delete the export plugin.
I don't think the omission of "technical details" was an accident - Canon might have concluded most users weren't used to seeing pass information, or decided them to be detrimental to marketing since at first glance the numbers appear "lower" than Epson.
I compared the available options between the two plugin versions, and can say with pretty high certainty that this is what they mean:
Plain paper, low resolution mediums:
1200 x 1200 (2 pass) = Draft
1200 x 1200 (4 pass) = Standard
Photo paper, high resolution mediums:
1200 x 1200 (8 pass) = Standard
2400 x 1200 (12 pass) = High
2400 x 1200 (16 pass) = High (High Precision)
2400 x 1200 (32 pass) = Highest
Why can't I see the number of passes in the Photoshop Plugin?
Early versions of the plugin showed the number of passes, but Canon changed the plugin so that this information isn't directly available. Fortunately, one of the Wiki members, thematrix, spent a lot of time and produced a translation table that will allow you to determine what number of passes are being used to print. Note that "Highest" is only available on the iPFX100 and later series printers.
Here is his research:
After installing PS plugin 3.03, I lost the ability to see pass information, as other members have reported. I thought I'd just go back to 3.02, but it wasn't so easy. After hours of experimenting, I finally deduced the installer for 3.02 doesn't overwrite the new plugin - therefore downgrading requires you to enter your PS plugin directory and manually delete the export plugin.
I don't think the omission of "technical details" was an accident - Canon might have concluded most users weren't used to seeing pass information, or decided them to be detrimental to marketing since at first glance the numbers appear "lower" than Epson.
I compared the available options between the two plugin versions, and can say with pretty high certainty that this is what they mean:
Plain paper, low resolution mediums:
1200 x 1200 (2 pass) = Draft
1200 x 1200 (4 pass) = Standard
Photo paper, high resolution mediums:
1200 x 1200 (8 pass) = Standard
2400 x 1200 (12 pass) = High
2400 x 1200 (16 pass) = High (High Precision)
2400 x 1200 (32 pass) = Highest